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Winter in Scandinavia is no joke. There were moments when we simply wanted to stay in bed under the blankets to avoid the bone-chilling cold, and after finally gathering the courage to venture outside, immediately regretted our decision to enter the freezing hell. This isn’t to say that we did not have a fantastic time in Northern Europe,… Read More winter wonderland

I have (somewhat) successfully survived living and working in Germany for five months now. My German is still shit and I still don’t think I’ve figured out how to properly sort my recycling, but all in all, I am pretty proud of myself–gold star, me. As I near the halfway point for my time in Germany… Read More an american abroad

For me, one of the joys of traveling is really the uncertainty of it all: escaping the monotony of the day to day and experiencing something new, something foreign. I love that feeling of becoming lost in the unfamiliar–from wandering down busy streets unable to understand anyone around to deciphering menus full of mysterious food–and… Read More barcelona: tapas and sangria

Speaks flawless* German to the cashier at the supermarket. She responds in English. — the story of an American in Germany (or maybe just the biography of my life). I have been teaching in Lichtenstein, Germany for almost two months now and it has honestly been a truly amazing experience. Don’t get me wrong. There have definitely… Read More the life of a foreign language assistant

Berlin truly is a city with endless possibilities. You could spend a lifetime exploring Berlin–strolling along her peculiar alleyways, studying her towering cathedrals, observing her unique culture–and still, day after day, discover something new. There is so much in Berlin that I have yet to do, yet I still feel as if I am reuniting with an old friend… Read More “ich bin ein berliner”

I have always been strangely drawn to Poland. I have no idea the reason, but I have always been fascinated by the country and have wanted to visit for as long as I can remember. I don’t quite know what I was expecting from Poland, but whatever it was, whatever I had hoped to find,… Read More more to poland than pierogi

It really is an overwhelming feeling to see a town for the first time and know that for the next year: this is your home. You are filled with curiosity, with fascination, with hope. Yet at the same time, arriving in Lichtenstein, though uncharted and unexplored, provided me with a long-awaited feeling of relief. Finally,… Read More first thoughts on lichtenstein, saxony